“I hope he can make it,” added the former Lazio, Juventus, and Napoli player to Sky. And on Cristante and Pellegrini: “Ranieri will have to recover them because they are needed.”

Paolo Di Canio, former player for Lazio, Juventus, and Napoli, commented on the Giallorossi during the post-match report of Napoli-Roma on Sky Sport. These are his words, as reported by CalcioMercato.com: “Ranieri has a monstrous job to do, not so much for technical-tactical reasons. He possesses eternal immunity; he can never be justly blamed for what he stands for. However, reaching such a state, where he has to stand alone in favor of all, not against all but in favor of all, endeavoring to assist both internally and externally, is extraordinarily challenging. The objective? Comfortable salvation. I hope that it can be achieved”. The conversation did not skip a beat on Cristante and Pellegrini: “The difficulty won’t be much about limiting mistakes as it will be clambering up. There are players like Pellegrini and Cristante who find themselves in a unique situation in Rome, they are players expected to help the newcomers fit in, yet they find themselves in the challenging position of being viewed as the ones in charge who are not delivering.” “This will be the most challenging task, as they will need to reclaim them because they are essential,”.